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Show T I f UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. September 8. 1998- - Pace 11 Peregrin Falcon expected to be removed from endangered species list The worlds fastest bird has pulled out of a dive toward evtinf. tion and once again is soaring. The peregrine falcon is expected to be removed from the endangered ipecies list, according to a proposal announced today by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, marking one of the moot dramatic succesa stories of the Endangered Species Act Every American should be proud," Babbitt said. In 25 years, the people ofthe United States have rescued this awesome raptor from the brink of extinction. We have proved that a strong Endangered Species Act can make a difference. We don't have to stand idly by and watch our wildlife go extinct We agility, however, could do nothing to prevent its sharp decline after World War II when widespread use of the pesticide DDT and other organocholorine pesticides decimated populations. The pestiride DDT d caused peregrines tolay eggs that broke during incubation. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services researchers, learning of studies being conducted in Great Britain on ll the link between DDT and thinning, confirmed three findings on peregrines in the United States. Rachel Carson, a former Service employee, helped alert the public to the hazards of pesticides on wildlife in 1962 when she published her book, Silent Spring. Ten years later, the Environmental Protection Agency took the historic and, at the time, very controversial step (banning the use of DDT in the United States, which was the first step on the road to recovery for the peregrine. In 1970, the Service listed the American peregrine falcon as endangered under the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969 -predecessor of the current law -when populations in the eastern United States were wiped out and populations in the west had declined by as much as 80 to 90 percent below historical levels. By 1975, the population reached an all time low of 324 nesting pairs in North Amer- can bring species back. We have proved it with the peregrine falcon. The peregrine once ranged throughout much ofNorth America from the subarctic boreal forests of Alaska and Canada south to Mexico. A medium-size- d raptor, the falcon nests on tall cliffs or urban skyscrapers and hunts other birds for food, reaching speeds of 200 miles an hour as it dives after its prey. While those nesting in the lower latitudes travel shorter distances, ifat all, peregrines nesting in Alaska and Canada are n for their long spring and fall migratory flights to and from wintering areas in Latin and South America. The bird's remarkable speed and egg-she- well-know- apartment complex in Roosevelt granted award Utah Housing Finance Agency that a affordable apartment project in Roosevelt is one of five projects to be awarded federal income tax credits that will provide financing for much needed rental housing. This is the second award of federal income tax credits this year by UHFA. The five housing developments will produce 232 new units of affordable apartments. The developments, recently approved by the UHFA Board of Directors, will use 111, 369, 610 in federal income tax credits over the next ten years. Duchesne County (Roosevelt); Cottonwood Apartments, 315 East 300 South. A new 20 unit development. All of the rental units will have restricted affordable rents. These units will be financed in part with $1,068,570 of tax credits over a opers who are willing to build housing that stays affordable permanently can get these federal tax breaks. UHFA has allocated nearly $25 million in tax credits to nine devel- opments during the first seven months of 1998. These tax credits will provide financing to assist developers in creating more than 400 affordable rental housing units. Since the beginning ofthis year, tax credits have been awarded to the following eight counties: Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Tooele, and Washington. In 1975, the Utah Legislature established the Utah Housing Finance Agency to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing for low and moderate income households in the state. UHFA is a public agency that finances and develops affordable rental and homeownership opportunities in Utah. UHFA is totally period. UHFAs administration of the and receives no apfederal Housing Tax Credits for lowpropriations or any other funding er income families continues to from the state ofUtah. To date, the prompt innovative proposals and Agency has financed the purchase solutions for affordable housing of nearly 50,000 homes for across our State from private develfamilies, as well as affordable it and nonrentals for more than opers, including apartment ' profit companies, said William 5,000 households in every county in Utah. Erickson, Executive Director of Utah Housing Finance Agency. Application information may be Created by Congress in 1986, 0 obtained by calling UHFA or long distance callers may dial toll housing credits are not a direct outfree lay of federal funds. Instead, devel ica. 'Die banning of DDT made the recovery ofthe peregrine falcon possible. But the protections provided by the Endangered Species Act and ten-ye- low-inco- for-prof- 359-520- First Security Bankto t.open inf branch at tribes new plaza v i The Ute Indian Tribe and First Security Bank today announced a partnership to open an re tirf I luniii , bank in the new Associated Foods Super- market at the Ute Tribal Plaza in Fort Duchesne. Construction of the Ute Tribal Plaza, which includes a truck stop and convenience store in addition to the supermarket, is scheduled to open in early November. The Ute Tribal Plaza is located on Highway 40 at 7500 East 200 loan-by-pho- North. First Security is pleased to expand its banking services to the Ute Tribe through this banking facility, says Terry Bailey, First Security senior vice president First Security has a long history of serving the residents of the Uintah Basin and this additional branch will enhance the convenience of banking with First Security. "The Ute Tribe Business Committee is very pleased to have selected First Security as the financial institution to be in the new says supermarket, Business Committee and Tribal members reflects its commitment to serve the needs of the Tribe. The First Security branch will COMING TO A LOCATION NEAR YOUCombincd efforts in searching for marijuana crops includes the Uintah Basin Narcotics Strike Force, Drug Enforcement Administration, National Guard and Criminal Identification Bureau. The search is an ongoing process this time of year when crops of marijuana are cultivated. A reward is offered for information on any marijuana growing in the area. Information will be kept anonymous. Please contact your local agency with information. The Uintah Basin Narcotics Strike Force works on a federally-funde- d grant. The Associated Press Those commercial airliners jetting 30,000 feet overhead are leaving more than wispy contrails in their wake. Every county they pass over gets tax revenue. That could dramatically change - to the detriment of rural Utah - if the Utah Supreme Court sides with Salt Lake City in a dispute over who deserves that money. Justices heard two hours of arguments on the complex issue Tuesday. Delta Air Lines, for example, pays about $75,000 to Daggett County without ever landing a jet there. In fact, Delta is the countys second-large- st taxpayer. None of the airlines operating out of the Salt Lake International Airport take off or land in Tooele County, either, but $64.5 million of the assessed value of their mobile flight equipment is taxed there. Daggett, Tooele, Box Elder, That defies common sense and reason. However, State Tax Commission attorney Kelly Wright argued that the apportionment of airline value has a rational basis. States in which airlines do business are entitled to assess a portion of their value, he said. What creates the value of the airline? he asked. The very fact that the property value has the ability to fly. So, in Utah, the Tax Commission apportions the value to taxingjuris-diction- a over which the airplanes fly . An airplane landing in Salt Lake City may be carryi ng a tourist whose destination is San Juan County, Wright said. Justice Michael Zimmerman seemed skeptical. The critical ingredient youre missing is the nexus with the county. A railroad runs across its jurisdiction." Wouldthese counties have a right to tax a commercial satellite flying 20,000 miles over their territory? Zimmerman wondered. If the court rules in Salt Lake City's favor, city property owners would see a significant property tax decrease while property owners in other parts of the state would face hefty tax increases. Allred. Rural Utah fights S.L. for piece of pie in the sky Duchesne and many other Utah counties crisscrossed by the highways in the sky have been sharing in - and counting on - the financial rewards ofSalt Lake Citys air transportation hub for decades. Under the current taxing system, $640 million worth of the airlines assessed valuation is apportioned according to a complex formula based on flight paths as well as the location oftheir primary base of operation. When all the divvying up is done, Salt Lake City and its school district get only 20 percent of the pie, even though virtually all the commercial aircraft in Utah do their business in their taxing jurisdiction. The city and district have challenged the current tax structure. An airplane flying 30,000 feet over a county for a few seconds is somehow considered to be within its taxing jurisdiction, said Assistant Salt Lake City Attorney Steve birds. In addition, the Service will work with state wildlife agencies to monitor the status of the species for a minimum of five years, as required by the Endangered Species Act. Hit becomes evident during this period that the bird again needs tha Acts protection, the Service would relist the species. The Company Store A CONVENIENCE STORE eomiws And So Much More! 2800 West Hwy 40 Roosevelt Don't get left out in the cold this winter Join a Bowling League! Openings for Women & Men Keith McDonald, Ute Tribe representative. First Securitys demonstrated enthusiasm in working with the the extraordinary efforts ofthe Service, in partnership with state wildlife agencies, universities, private ornithological groups, and individuals, accelerated the pace of recovery through captive breeding programs, reintroduction efforts and the protection of nest sites during the breeding season. Similar efforts took place in Canada, where the Canadian Wildlife Service and Provincial agencies took the lead in a major captive breeding and reintroduction program. Currently, there are at least 1,593 peregrine breeding pairs in the United States and Canada, well above the overall recovery goal of 631 pairs. "Itwould have been hard to imagine this day back in the 1970s when there were so few peregrines left, but it shows how effective a law the Endangered Species Act is when allowed to work as it was intended, Babbitt said. Although a final, determination td 'delist ' the 'peregrine would1 it from the Acts protection, it would still be protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act The MBTA prohibits the taking, killing, possession, transportation, and importation ofmigratory birds, their eggs, parts, and nests except when specifically authorized by the Interior Department, such as in the case of regulatedhunting seasons forgame w-mov- e offer a full range of banking services, including checking, savings, loans, CDs, trust services, insurance and investments. Additionally there will be a full service ATM, night depository services, customer and service service. 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